Traina Thoughts: All These Years Later, It Still Stings That Gus Johnson Doesn't Call The NCAA Tourney

1. This will be the seventh year in a row that Gus Johnson has not called an NCAA tournament game after leaving CBS for FOX in 2011. As we get closer to the start of the Madness on Thursday, that void feels deeper and deeper. Yes, there are plenty of great announcers calling tournament games, such as Kevin Harlan and Ian Eagle, but nothing can change the fact that Gus and March were a match on par with peanut butter and jelly, Jim and Pam and sports hot takers trolling on Twitter for attention.

All these years later, Gus's memorable calls are still entrenched in the minds of many fans. I threw out this tweet Tuesday morning.

One of the great national tragedies of our time is Gus Johnson no longer calling NCAA tournament games. This will always be my favorite Gus moment. pic.twitter.com/gvIfd5gerT

3. Most of you have seen Tom Brady chugging the beer with Stephen Colbert last night, but here is the full interview, which included the Patriots quarterback lotioning up the host toward the end.

4. Forget the actual content of the note. Former Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta penned what has to be the most aesthetically pleasing goodbye note to a team ever yesterday when he bid Chicago farewell. Just look at that presentation from pen to handwriting to paper. So fancy.